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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
A Drought stricken Region.

New York Sun: No mortal being.
unless he has travelled the length end
breadth OF Mexico Hithin the past six
months, can form any correct idea of the
widespread drought which has prevailed
there. The tourist over the Mexico
Central raj road has, OF course, looked
out Oh each side OF the roadway upon
the vast dusty plains that stretch into
the dim horizon, or end abruptly at the
base OF the volcanic rock rsneas.
He did not know, however, TINT
the dry basins from which
be saw the dust wresthipp in
columns as smoke from huge caldrons
were the beds OF large ponds, which
heretofore ct this season have been
many feat deep with water, and covered
with every variety OF Aquatic wild
FOWL; that the banks OF the sceuu,as
which irfigate the largo ranches, no
longer were strewn with the golden
leaves Of the cottonwood, reminding one
OF Tom Tiddler's ground; that these
ditches were as dry and parchyd as the
bleached bones OF the cattle streHn In
the mesquite brush; that the century
plants and Spanish dageers were of q
paier green, and that even. the great
burning boulders in the arroyoe seemed
with all nature 20 pant for moisture.
Lass year these now eraealess plains
were dotted with large bands of ante.
!ope and tracked by myriads OF quail,
Now, no gamec can be seen far or near,
ior what has not persisted has migrated
ADng since to the ' Q wnteyad districts.
Thin dlreful condition has NECESSARILY
beep destructive to the stock, Q d mad,
Yhe lives OF the rancheros a burden 81
make shifts and dissppointments.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

The Division Question.

Grand Forks Plaipdealer: The report
comes from !he Black Hills, through the
Rapid City Journal, that there is moth.
ing to Indicate that anything like q full
vote will be poiled at the next November
election. on the question of the division
OF the territory. 1T is said : that a reac-
ton has set in and that where once
ragged angry and turbulent d%ivisionists,
apathy now holds sway. This should
not be, and is not the fact in north
Dakota. The north, though In
the minority, has never been 30 anxious
for division 40 the South, but What
ever division feeling there has
been has continually increased. We be-
lieve that the same is true in south De-
kota. The people of the territory, how
ever, have scarcely realized as yet that
there is to be Is vote in November, and
the newspapers of the territory that are
anxious to have this much vexed divi-
sion question anthoritstively settled,
once and forever, should keep the fact
that it is to be voted upon next Novem-
Der constantly before the voters of She
territory. Much valuable time has al
ready been wasted in various schemes and
side shows TO determine approximately
what the real sentiment of the people of
the territory was on this question. While
every indication points to the fact that
the people of the territory are almost nm
animously in favor of division, the dem
ocratic party has seen fit to shield itself
behind q plausible doubt. 1t was the
only possible excuse they could give for
not admitting Dakota to her rights. If
the vote in November 10 not sufficiently
large to be authoritative, nothing will
have been accomplished, and twenty to
thirty thousand dollars expense will
have been incurred for nothing.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
MINNESOTA STORMS.
Hail and Wind at Various
Parts in the state.
DaIu.h Damaged $4,000 Worth
and o her CITES i%ajured

Duluth, May "A terrific hail. rain
and thunder storm swept Duluth aftel
midnight doing a great deal of damage
The tracks of the st. Paul g. Duluth
were submerged for a long distance il
the yards. and the trucks of the carr
were firmly imbedded in the debris o.
the food. Along Superior st many o,
the principal stores have their easements
and stocks under water. The stream
pouring down from the hillside IN t
large number OF instances burst open the
back doors OF business places, piling the
Hoodage and stocks together in inextri-
cable confusion.
III some places the streets are impassa-
bic and blocked up with rocks and mud
or out into gullles by the violence of the
rushing water. The aggregate loss viii
reach very nearly $4,000. The gas
mains are full of water. The telegraph
poles in many instances are carried
away and mud holds fulI sway. The
creeks near Dulnth are swelled into
small rivers.
Wabasha, May 2-During the severe
windstorm that visited this section Sun
day night the frame for the new three.
story brick veneered addition to the
Hard House was blown down and bad.
ly demolished.
Lewiston, May PA severe hail and
wind storm passed here at 8 O'Clock last
night, unroofing buildings and breaking
many windows. The large stock BARI
of +. BIelke was moved from its founda.
ton and badly wrecked.
Fergus Falls, May "a very heavy
windstorm passed over the southwest
protIon of the CITY Sunday about 4:30.
Several barns were blown down and
chimneys shattered, bnt no further dam.
age was done in this CRY. The sky was
very heavy and overcast, wind driving
the clouds lear the earth.
st. Paul, May 2-The heaviest storm
known here IN twenty years passed ovel
the CITY yesterday afternoon. Il
amounted almost to q cyclone, and {
great deal of damage was done. The
fall OF hail was terrific. Thousands Of
win9osS were broken. The windows O.
the state capitol we're knocked out as
with shot. Everything in the vicinity
of the Rice street bridge was wrecked
Sidewalks all over the CITY we're torn up
A passenger train on the st. Louis had
just passed the 7th st crossing when the
entire embankment, loosenei by the
storm, went down.
Two houses belonging to 9 Mr.
Fitzgibbons on Rice st were blown from
their foundations, and one Of them is 9
total wreck.
The storm WAS unusually severe in The
district lying between the West Tth 81
car barns and Fort Smelling. The roo
| and the smoke stack of slanshta.
house belonging to the st. Paul Mea'
and provision company. were carried
away,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
A Startling Wind storm,

Gary. Oak, April SO-Last night, 9
few minutes before II O'clock, after a
very strong wind had blown all day, the
clouds in the southwest became inky
black. The heavens opposite the black
cloud exhibited an apparent belt Of FIRE
t~hatlighted III the northern heavens, re.
Hecting on the north side oil buildings O
wierd light not pleasant to contemplate,
The wind increased to o gale, and con
tinued for about fifteen minutes
Ohimneys were tipped over, and out.
buildings. stables and ell light struc
lures handled like toys. The large
barn used for storing balsd hay by Wade
u Smith was completely blown down
The barn belonging to the NJ. E.
parsonage was blown away. a COW tied
IN it was found late IN the morning nm
hort. O. L. Kelly's new barn was moved
from the foundation and badly racked
Ct. y. Clark's new barn was moved sever
feet. Two freight cars were blown
from the track, one OF them partly
loaded with fax seed. 1t was by far Tho
strongest wind ever know at this place
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ties the condition is placed st Ito per
cent. L. Csrfoii, Fayeste, Hardin a d
Warren 1t is placed at 100. III
Adams, Clay, Henry, Lawrence, La
Sale, Marshall and White counties, 1t
ranges from so to 80 per cent.
In Franklin, jefferson and JohIson
counties tine percentage is placed as low
as 80 per cent. The averages tor In
diapa are about the same as in Illinois.
In Ohio the average ranges lower, very
few of the counties reporting a full
average of condition. The average of
condition in twenty-one Kansas
counties is 81 per cent, Q num-
Der of counties noting improvements
in consequence of recent rains. The
condition of spring wheat in Iowa.
Minnesota and Nebraska is reported to
be good. though rains are needed. The
acreage in lows promises to be fully as
large as last year, if not somewhat
larger. The meadows In Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio are thin and slow in starting
Widespread injury to clover fields IN
Illinois is reported, owing to freezing.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
Notice and Invitation to Bridge
Builders.

OFFICE County Auditor and Clerk of Yank-
~ ton County, Dakota. Yankton, April IA,
lssl,Ihe county of Yanklon contemplates
building al iron bridge across the Dakota river
IN said cougty, on the line where an established
road now crosses said river at or near the
Jamesvllle |. q. in section %. 86, G6. The
Length eng h; Of the bSidse VII be $50 feet, built of
struction of the same to be finished on or
before September 10, 1887. No plans have been
prepared for the consti uction of the same and
quested to make their selection of the SAME in
bidding A draft of plans and specification
must accompany each bid.
The county in order to obtain the lest and
most suitable bridge requests thst the bidders
.ows:
One bid for the construction of bridge as
above vi 2 spans, ! of the same to be 80 feet and
tue other 1G0 feet in length, With stone nbut-
nanta-
cne bid for two spans as above with pile
One bid for one span, length and width as
above, with stone abntment.
One bid for one span as above but with pile
abutment.
Information as to the situation of place where
bridge is proposed to be built, the hjghth of
banks and ail other facts in connection there
With can be ohtalned by addressing E. ID.
Palmer, Yankton ID. T., County sur ueyor.
Sealed bids, and other papers and aWin
IN connection Herewith must be filed with the
undersigned on or before May lS, 1887, at II
opened and considered by the board of county
commissioners at their utice in the court house
IN said county and city.
No pay will be allowed by the county for the
drawing OF plans and furnishing. the specitica-
tlons accompanying said bids.
yhe county reserves the right to reject any
ana Al BIDS, with accompanying plans and
speclhcatiOns.
By order of the board.
CHRISTIAN HAGE,
County Auditor and Clerk.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS

Aberdeen G. A. r. will celebrate deco.
ration day.
The Omaha tracklayers are within ten
miles of Mitchell.
Samuel Walton, of Elk Point, has
been allowed $500 back pension.
Pensioned: 3. Kahl. Huron; j. p.
Fosdick, Sterling; A. Archer. Lake Pres
ton.
Subscription books for the Sioux Falls
board OF trade building have been
opened.
Judge o. s. Palmer, Of Sioux Falls,
will deliver the Decoration day grafton
ut Mitchell.
Gen. H. r. Pease will Immediately
begin the erection Of q three story block
at WATERFOWL.
A high wind at Mitchell Saturday
night blew down the fences, sheds and
grand stand at the fair grounds.
Bismarck is hanging back on the SSz0,-
GOO bonus for the Aberdeen road. In zen
days only $4,000 has been secured.
Saturday o few tracklayers on the Mil.
yankee road extension north to Bismarck
arrived at Roscoe and q full Grew is ex-
pected this week,
A seyen-year-old boy, named nSrkee,
fell into . we'll with 10 feet Of water in it,
at Grand View Friday, and when found
an hour afterwErd was dead.
Lester q. Wood, ON Springfield, died
last week at the ~resiienceiof HE eldest
Brother, Biigh E. Wood. The immediate
cause Of his death was dropsy.
Examiner Hayden has concluded his
examination Of TREASURER WardweIrs
accounts in Pembinal county. He found
an error Of 1875 in Wardwelf,s last term
a. 9. Green says he has learned from
the surveyor generals Office that th.
Manitoba road has begun q survey from
Watertown to a point Just east Of De
Smet.
7. O. Power, owner OF the Benton lint
OF steamers, has invested over SIG, geo il
Bismarck real estate and it is rumorei
viii Interest himself in a wholesale es
t~ablishnent.
Wm. Anderson a farmer living sever
miles from Sioux Falls, suicided Frida,
by shooting himself through the head
No reason for the act is known. He hst
recently arrived and bought q farm.
Register Mcfarland. OF the United
stAtes land office at Huron. has giyer
out 500 patents for April and anotheI
batch will be ready early in May. TIL,
most Of them are homestead patents.
John McGrath. agent Tor Bassest
Hunting 4 90. Of Elk Point, has com
pleted ths furnishing Of Shepard, Wins
ton& Go the railroad contractors, will
1900 bpshels Of oata. They we're shipped
TO Minot. d. 4.
Prct,ste Judge Mangan, OF Beresford
has purchased William schsetxvl's com
.Ea lL@AI.E iEUEg5N~ .HH-lai
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
The Devil,s Lake Reservation.

The Indian bureau does not hold out
much encouragement toward the pro-
posed opening OF the Devils Lake reser-
walton, except through the medium
provided by the severalty act. 1t is sug-
gested in q jamestown special that the
opening of this reservation will give set
tiers about 100000 acres Of good land
hit this can Aa-.iss be b The b ssss, as snsr
are but about 300 square miles,
or 230.400 acres, in the whole
reservation, There are credited to
the reservation 937 Sisseton and Wahpe.
ton and Cut Head Sioux who must Sc
cure their .ailotments of land. This will
take at least 125,000 acres and will pro-
badly secure to the Indians most of the
lands slong the shores of the lake, which
are those most wanted by the settlers.
The commissions does not believe that
congress will take any further action in
regard to Che opening of any Indian res
ervation except q portion of the great
Sioux, but will let all reservations take
their course under the severalty act,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

Interstate Complications.

Washington, May lone of the raosl
complicated questions which will yex
the Interstate commerce commission
and which is destined to make the most
trouble and cause the greatest dissatis-
faction is that of the terminal expenses
or charges. II is believed by those who
have given the question thought to be
more perplexing than the long and short
haul. An eminent attorney who is
working with the commission for various
roads says OF it: "The terminal charges
inclade the cost of loading and handling
the car at the place of delivery
The railEeaa - be
greatly simplifed and the situation
greatly improved il the railroads would
make o distinction between their charge
for terminal expenses and their charge
for moving property along the line Of
their roads. Tie Just and equitable
differences which should be made are
the cost that the railroad companies in.
our in getting car loads together. They
should keep the charges separate, al
least in their estimates II not in render
ing their expense bills. The charges
should be kept separate, SO chat for 8
sAAd6 ASAoS LAom W 6naAbS tOn w 0Hlbl'
more, forty miles, the sane price would
be charged for taking it into the car and
putting it out az il it were one thousand
miles. The great advantage the shipper
would get would be simplicity and uni
formity, and with these there could bt
no reasonable complaint that the rail
roads were beating or ~unjustly dis
eliminating against shippers. This ii
where discrimination is just and warrant
able, and is claimed to be the only kind
of discrimination between the short and
long hanls that ought to be allowed
That is the terminal expense or charge
for the same kind and quality Of prop.
erty. This matter bears directly upon
the question of the long and short haul
It is not expected that the interstate
commerce commission can cover the
whole ground, but it can remedy many
Of the difficulties, elucidate the railroad
problem and point out many. Of Che
difficulties which ought to be elimin-
ated."
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
h cran 0uflnok

chicago, May 1.-The following is the
weekly crop summary of the Farmers
Review; The conditions in the main
have been favorable for the growing
writer wheat. During the past week
rains have fallen in all OF the states.
though in portions of Kansas, MissonIi
asd Illinois the need of rain is still said
20 be urgent. The average conditipn in
twenty ltiEois counties reporting this
geek is 30 per cent. In Cumberland,
edwards, Mercer and Maccoupin conn
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lailg grfss anl 9akotaiaa
THE NEWS ~EPIToMIzED.

Lonisviils had a $500. o00 fire yesterday
and Chicago suffered to the extent of
SI25 900.
The Murray Iron works ct Burlington.
Iowa, burned yesterday morning. Loss
$4,000; insurance, one-third.
General superintendent Smith. of the
Union Pacific, has accepted the general
managership Of the Denver and Rio
Grande beginning May !.
The marquis of Harrington writes q
letter to the liberal unionists advising
them to organize az q party for the pur-
pose Of maintaining their position.
The comptrolleF Of the currency has
designated Chicago as q central reserve
city, under the provisions OF the act
passed al the last session Of congress.
The reports Of drouth throughout the
central district in Texas are daily
assuming o more serious aspect. Grave
fears are entertained for the cotton crop
il the rainfall is not increased.
Geo. Gensler, ga years old, was found
murdered in his restaurant at Minnea-
polls yesterday morning. The mans
bend was crusned in with an axe while
asleep. No clue to the murderer.
Assistant Indian Commissioner Up
shaw and a. g. Osborn, clerk j the
Indian Office. left Washington last
evening with the senate subcommittee
appointed to. investigate Indian trader
ships.
The boilers OF the tow-hoat j. O.
Fisher burst at On early hour yesterday
morning, while the steamer was passing
Woods Run. a few miles below Pitts
busg. A man named Hays was instantly
killed and two others fatally injured.
Reports from OLili regarding cholera,
under date Of yesterday, are very en-
couragiD2. The humber of deaths at
Santiago de Chill and Valparaiso were
decreased notably, only Six having taken
place in both cities within twenty-four
hoars.
The shipments OF Pacific coast freight
from Chicago have jumped from two
and three carloads to twenty carloads
Ghifs, since the new rates went into
effect last week. The increase is princi-
pslly in low class freight, such as farni-
tnre. buggiea, highwines, etc.
Late last night nine men were
wounded. some Of them fatally. by an
explosion at tho north Chicago rolling
mills, at south Chicago. The accident
was accustomed by dumping q car of
molter metal into one Of the huge moulds
in the rail- mill. Enough water CHANGED
TO bein the mould to cause anaexplosion.
annrt has Eaeeheda Insssa=rs=. ..hsss..a til
w~est-bound passenger train on the At
lantic 3 Pacific. which left Albuquerque
at 8 O'clock yesterday morning heavily
loadeda4with passengers, was dsrailed
fifteen miles west OF Coolidge, N. NJ,
about s O'clock yesterday morning aud
the train badly wrecked and several
killed and injured.
Cardinal Rampolla has been appoint,
ed papal secretary Of state, MonHigno,
Agliardi secretary Of extraordinary
ecclesiastical affairs Monsignor Rateli
papai nuncio at Paris, Mcnsignor Gillian,
berti nuncio at Vienna, Monsignor Petrc
nnncio at Madrid. and Monsignor Schills
nuucic at Munich. These appointments
will be confirmed at the oonsistory to be
held the 23d inst.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

Portable residence, ard will beSSTne q
citizen OF Elk Point. Mr.. Schaetzel has
purchiasei a hank at Patkston. u. Z, ard
will remove thither
Mayor Holmes, of Grand Forks, has
signed the ordinance granting right-of-
way 10 the street railway company
headed by Id. l.. Mccormack, secretary
OF the territory, the company agreeing
to have a mile of road completed in one
year.
Although the Turtle mountain lands
have virtually been thrown open to
settlement, the Indian claim will cloud
the title somewhat and prevent as thick
settlement as would ensue il congress
distinguished the claim as it will be asked
to do.
Sparks from q passing train ignited
the grass in. the yard of the Tuthill
lumber company at Sioux Falla last
week during O high wind, which i'm
mediately fred some piles of lnmber.
The fire was extinguished after o few
hundred dollars damage had been done.
Allen & Head, the leading merchants OF
Fairbank, Sully county, made an assign.
ment Saturday to L. Hyde. Assets $10.-
600 liabilities SIS 0 The heaviest
creditors are Alien, Moon & Co., Strong,
Hackett & 90, Powers Dry Goods Com
pany, Bolten g. 90, OF st. Paul, and G.
Bicker, Chicago.
Surveyor General Taylor las signed
Il. j. Austin's contract for surveying
ak townships in Lower Brule agency,
the work to begin as soon as the coz
tract is approved by Commissioner
Sparks, which, it is understood, will be-
at once. The townships are to be de-
signated by Indian Agent Anderson.
An a~nti-coercion meeting at Grand
Forks Saturday night was q great
success. An immense crowd listened to
ex-Gov. Pierce, Judge Montague,
Gerhard Gjertsen, O. A. Boiseen and
Judge Bangs. RESOLUTIONS were adopt
ed condemnatory Of the pending coer-
DION bill and protesting againss its pas
sage by parliament; assuring the Irish
people of American sympathy with them
in their sacred cause, and commencing
the just policy OF Gladstone and Parnell.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. April 20.
Wheat-Cash. sos; May s1jk; June ss1k.
Corn-Gash S7ss May 37A; June 39M.
9ats-Gash 26ha May nv June %.
Barley-54D55.
Timothy 81, o291 .8s,
flax-$1 06M.
Whisky-$f.1S .
Pork-Cash May and June $22.0O.
Cattle-Shipping steers "a, COOS 90; stockers
AMI feeders S3.0014. 30; COWS bulls and mixed
81 25GDasO0; bulk at S2.800s.15; Texas 5000
IS,
Hogs..Rough and mixed $5,G005,N; packing
and shipping % ,4o15,65; light weights "a. $50
B .S5; skips So, 014. 80.
sheep-Receipts, 5000. Market strong and
higher; common to fancy wooded So. 5O1s5.25
lambs u 7508. 90.
MILWAUKEE,. April 20.
Corn-No. 3, SO.
Oats-No. q, 81.
Hye-No.1 i, 6QA.
~Bsrley-No. 2. SAX.
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warned Three Times

st. Cloud, April 30-Durlng a thunder
storm last night j. q. Huber's dwelling
was struck by lightning and the kitchen
part considerably damaged. This is MIR.
3 third visit from lightning. He
is g lightning rod agent.
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For Sale.
Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual
~ meeting of the stockholders of Security
Investment company of Yankton. Dakota, will
be held at the office of said company, in the
city OF Yankton, ID akcta, on Tuesday, toe tenth
pose of eieoting directors for said company for
the ensuing year and doing any other and
further business that may lawfully come
before said meeting.
EFT. WHITE, Vice President.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

WANTED-A good girl fer general house
Nv work in u ANAL family by
MRS. U. h. TAYLOR.
Corner Sd and Capitol, Streets.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

MANTED-To trade 1850 acres of good prairie
w land for house and lot in Yankton.,
Address Box II, Scotland, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

Roy WANTED-To work in carriage trim
- ming and upholstery b~usiness, Il to 10
years old. 10 learn trade if desirable. APP
ply at once. p, h. CGNkAE, Stone q Block.
Yankton, u. Il.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-03

UMBRELLA LOST-Any person having an
~ umbrella not their own will please return
the same to this office and receive pay for their
trouble.
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GIRL WkNTED-A Ar experienced girl to dc
W general homework in a small family. En-
quire at Press and Dakotaiau counting room.
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EOR RENT-A dwelling house on Walnut
street near third. north of the Madison
house. For further infolmation apply at the
ClJy brewery. U. r. hOS5IEUSCHER.